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Democratic Republic of Congo Research Pharmacist to Support the Randomized Controlled Trial of Ebola Therapeutics

Required Criteria:

BA Pharmacy professional degree and active pharmacy license in any country

Three years experience

At least conversational proficiency in both English and French

Must be able to relocate to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo for agreed upon period of time necessary to support the Ebola Randomized Clinical Trial

Must be available for occasional travel to study sites depending on needs of study, as determined by study sponsors. Country and international travel approx. 20%

Able to assist with logistics coordination and cold-chain of pharmacy products once in-country

Desired Skills/Experience:

Clinical research

Good Clinical Practices, in particular as they relate to pharmacy and investigational product management

Ethics

US Regulations

Cold-chain best practices and

Aseptic technique

Vaccines / Immunizations

Intravenous (IV) infusion preparation and administration

Specific Tasks Include:

Pharmacist will work in the ICC in partnership with a Congolese pharmacist as the primary pharmacist representative in-country for the US government partnership. This pharmacist will closely coordinate and operationalize plans as directed by the study sponsors and under guidance from the NIH Clinical Research Operations Manager for International Research Pharmacy Operations in order to:

Support pharmacy operations locally, including management of pharmacy-related inventory and receipt of shipments where applicable

Facilitate communications between French and English pharmacy team members

Foster an environment of Quality Management through continuous learning by

Assisting with investigations of queries and findings at sites

Assist with initial and refresher training with pharmacy staff on the study protocol, standard operations procedures, pharmacy manuals, and any other relevant documents critical to the success of the study

Other duties as assigned

To apply

Please send your cover letter and resume to HR at michellew{at}the-mitchellgroup.com by February 8th 2019.